Job Title: Careers Guidance Practitioner
Location: Lincoln (with flexible arrangements applied)
Reporting to: Guidance Manager
Salary Competitive: £26000 pro rata
Contract type: part-time/flexible contract, though full-time opportunities will be considered.
Contract Duration: Twelve-month contract with possibility of extension
Complete-Careers LLP is a vibrant growing business, based in Lincolnshire that offers national consultancy, continuous professional development and quality assurance functions to benefit the broader career education information advice and guidance community. Our ethos is to enable people to make successful transitions through learning, work and life. The partnership has over 50 years’ knowledge, experience and expertise in delivering all aspects of careers education and guidance.
To help our partnership grow, we are looking to appoint experienced, part time Careers Advisers with immediate effect to cover specified areas as agreed, with a base in the Complete-Careers office in Lincoln and the opportunity for flexible work arrangements.
Complete-Careers offers flexible employment we value and invest in our employees and we are committed to providing a healthy work/life balance with benefits such as;
- Continuous professional development opportunities for skills development
- Scope for progression and promotion to Senior Career Practitioner
- Flexible working arrangements to support work/life baleance
- 30 days (pro rata) annual leave entitlement
- HMRC rate mileage travel allowance where appropriate
- A small and friendly team environment with the opportunity to participate in social events.
The role:
Eligibility: All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS check and candidates MUST:
- Have the right to work in the UK
- Have a full driving licence with no more than 3 penalty points and own transport
- Have a minimum of Level 6 Careers Guidance qualification
- Already be/be eligible to be on the CDI professional register
- Be up to date with current safe-guarding and confidentiality practices for working with your people, including vulnerable learners.
We would like candidates who:
- Have previous experience in the careers field
- Are highly motivated individuals who work well in a team
- Are reliable and hardworking whilst being honest and trustworthy
- Are willing to be flexible and good at self-managing
- Are able to work with a wide range of individuals
- Have a good knowledge and understanding of Microsoft programmes (i.e Word, Office)
- Have the ability to be innovative and enterprising.
Career Guidance Practitioner Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Provide impartial advice, guidance and support to students, in schools during one to one or group situations, supporting their decisions regarding progression routes in schools. This may be carried out on site or remotely
- Work on an agreed careers action plan, with individual students, ensuring the agreed method of recording this information with both the student and the school is upheld.
- Liaise with school staff, parents/carers and outside agencies, as and when appropriate.
- Maintain accurate management information including Destination Data.
- Support careers related activities in school as required e.g. PSHE days, Careers Fair.
- Maintaining your own eligibility to be on the CDI register.
- Attend Complete-Careers CPD days 3 times a year.
- Work closely with other Career professionals linked to Complete-Careers LLP
- Support schools to work towards the Quality in Careers standard award provided by Complete-Careers through the Career Mark approach.
- Attend meetings and carry out other duties as requested by Complete-Careers.
- Work within all Complete-Careers policies and proceedures
Application Process
Candidates should send a CV and cover letter stating their suitability to the role to admin@complete-careers.com by Friday 25th September 2020. For an informal discussion please contact Julie Reynolds, Guidance Manager on 07776311904.